Prologue | p. 1 |
Rationale for Book and Guide to Readers | p. 5 |
Man-Made Eco-Evolution | p. 13 |
Phases of eco-evolution | p. 13 |
The global inequalities | p. 19 |
The political awakening | p. 23 |
Environmental Concerns | p. 39 |
The rural sector | p. 39 |
The urban sector | p. 59 |
The energy sector | p. 77 |
The transportation sector | p. 97 |
The industrial sector | p. 125 |
Ecological Effects | p. 153 |
The atmospheric environment | p. 153 |
The terrestrial environment | p. 177 |
The aquatic environment | p. 192 |
The biotic environment | p. 214 |
The human environment | p. 235 |
Remedial Actions | p. 321 |
The rural approach | p. 321 |
The urban approach | p. 331 |
The energy approach | p. 351 |
The transportation approach | p. 369 |
The industrial approach | p. 413 |
Future Strategies | p. 461 |
The scientific response | p. 461 |
The public response | p. 500 |
The trade union response | p. 505 |
The non-governmental organization (NGO) response | p. 513 |
The business response | p. 523 |
The authority and governmental response | p. 544 |
The international response | p. 589 |
The media response | p. 622 |
Managing Planet Earth - A Matter of Multi-Disciplinary Environmental Strategies | p. 631 |
The human dimension | p. 631 |
The planning dimension | p. 636 |
The decision-making dimension | p. 650 |
The management dimension | p. 659 |
An Environmental Management Initiative | p. 677 |
The planning and decision-making process | p. 677 |
A new logical, optimistic and ethical sense | p. 684 |
Ten Environmental Commandments | p. 689 |
Conclusions and Summary Statements | p. 693 |
Epilogue | p. 713 |
Annex 1: List of reviewers | p. 717 |
Annex 2: Literature sources and background materials | p. 719 |
Annex 3: Abbreviations and units | p. 731 |
Annex 4: Index | p. 735 |
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